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December 15 2005 Issue <<Contents>>

Cover Story 1 NTT beset with both internal and external troubles involved in restructuring their business operations On November 9, NTT announced a draft plan for restructuring business operations which in fact meant the second NTT restructuring, and an action plan whose essential feature was a road map for building next generation networks.  It seems like a perfect arrangement where the major business corporations work together centering on the holding company, but you may notice that NTT has some worries both inside and outside the group. Cover Story 2 Vodafone revolutionizes the business use of cell phones by allowing interaction between business systems and the cell provider's private functions Vodafone is about to transform the business use of cell phones.  They attempt to allow business systems in companies to use the "secret" core functions of cell telephony systems, which will open up another dimension to the open use of cell phones. Cover Story 3 Exhaustive study on "entry VPN" services - Tips for creating a "satisfactory" enterprise network at a monthly charge of 10,000 yen "Entry VPN (Virtual Private Network)" services offered at lower costs by using broadband access are now expanding.  Although they have more restrictions on communication quality and monitoring systems compared to existing, regular VPN services, the rates are comparatively reasonable, starting at a monthly charge of about 10,000 yen.  If you use them well, you can achieve both cost reduction and wider bandwidth access. Service selection The time required to open lines can be significantly reduced by requesting estimates or applying for the service through the provider’s website Network design VPN router capabilities affect functions in backup configurations and Internet connection types Operation and monitoring Make the best use of ping as the support from providers is limited Newcomers in Internet VPN may be good candidates

Report

"Asterisk," charge-free IP-PBX software, makes inroads in Japan while getting attention from IP-PBX manufacturers

Allotment of 2.5-GHz band for radio waves may face more confusion than in the case of cell phones

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications aims for the diversification of mobile services by promoting the market entry of mobile virtual network operators

Micro Server will be the first product that comes with "PacketiX VPN 2.0" renamed from "SoftEther VPN 2.0"

"We will make an investment of 1 trillion Won in WiMAX" – says Mr. Gyusang Jang, Director of Korea Telecom

"The 1996 revision of Telecommunications Act is evaluated as a big mistake" – says Dr. Robert W. Crandall

Editor-in-Chief's Interview

Mr. Tadashi Onodera
President and Chairman, KDDI CORPORATION
"We will pick up the gauntlet against new comers in the cell phone market."

Latest technology that has stimulated enterprises

Annoying mail countermeasures
Launch of products and services that interfere annoying mails heats up

Strategic network study

USEN CORPORATION
Rapidly growing Internet broadcasting system, "GyaO," is now ready to serve 10 million charge-free subscribers after system renovation